[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 180 (Monday, September 19, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54942-54945]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-18513]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[FDA 225-05-3000]


Memorandum of Understanding Between the Food and Drug 
Administration and the Veterans Health Administration

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is providing notice of 
a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between FDA and the Veterans Health 
Administration (VHA). The purpose of this MOU is to extend an existing 
formal collaboration between FDA and VHA for the purpose of developing 
and implementing terminology standards for medication information.

DATES: The agreement became effective June 28, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Randy Levin, Health and Regulatory 
Data Standards (HFD-001), Food and Drug Administration, 5600 Fishers 
Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, 301-594-5411.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with 21 CFR 20.108(c), which 
states that all written agreements and MOUs between FDA and others 
shall be published in the Federal Register, the agency is publishing 
notice of this MOU.

    Dated: September 8, 2005.
Jeffrey Shuren,
Assistant Commissioner for Policy.
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